West Bengal, which has been witnessing violence and atrocities in opposition to ladies for the previous couple of a long time – first beneath the Left and now beneath Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, is once more on the boil over the Sandeshkhali incident and assault on the BJP leaders and a workforce of the Enforcement Directorate. The case of Sandeshkhali within the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has been beneath dialogue for a number of days.
Now, the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha has summoned the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, DGP, and different senior officers of the involved district at 10:30 am on February 19. Several committees have toured the realm, Section 144 has been imposed, protests proceed, clashes have occurred, the High Court has taken a suo-moto cognisance, and together with it, there may be rising pressure between the BJP and the ruling social gathering TMC within the state. The complete incident began with a conflict. Now, the warmth has elevated from Kolkata to Delhi. Now, the query is- Can the DGP of West Bengal be summoned to the Lok Sabha for the violence?
The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha has issued a discover to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal and different senior officers based mostly on the criticism of West Bengal BJP President and Balurghat MP Sukanta Majumdar. Majumdar has alleged violation of particular rights whereas alleging misconduct, cruelty, and inflicting severe accidents. According to the discover from the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the committee has requested the Chief Secretary Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika, Police Director Rajiv Kumar, District Magistrate Sharad Kumar Dwivedi of North 24 Parganas, Bashirhat Police Superintendent Hussain Mehdi Rahman, and Additional Police Superintendent Parth Ghosh to look on February 19. After the prevention of the go to to Sandeshkhali, Majumdar acquired injured in a conflict with the police personnel. BJP staff are protesting in opposition to the alleged atrocities on ladies by TMC chief Shahjahan Sheikh and his supporters.
The Constitution has granted numerous rights to the Parliament and its members at totally different ranges. The objective behind that is to make sure that there isn’t a hindrance to the Parliament and its members in fulfilling their duties. The fundamental essence of those rights is to guard the dignity, freedom, and independence of the Parliament. Violation of particular rights means any motion that stops the Parliament or any of its members from performing their duties. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha varieties the Special Rights Committee consisting of 15 members. This committee investigates whether or not there was a violation of particular rights or not.
In the case of violence in Sandeshkhali, BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar from Balurghat has complained to the Special Rights Committee. In truth, if any Member of Parliament feels that he’s being prevented from performing his responsibility, he can elevate a case of violation of particular rights. If the Special Rights Committee finds somebody responsible, it might advocate punishment. As a penalty, the committee can warn the involved particular person by issuing a discover and even sending him to jail.
What is occurring in Sandeshkhali?
The village of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas has turn into the centre of political turmoil for a month. There are severe allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to native Trinamool Congress leaders by ladies. There is a protest in opposition to it. It began on January 5 when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) performed a raid on the Sandeshkhali residence of influential Trinamool Congress chief Shahjahan Sheikh in reference to the cash laundering case involving thousands and thousands of rupees in a ration distribution rip-off. During this, supporters of Shahjahan not solely stopped ED officers from coming into the home but in addition bodily assaulted the workforce members of the Central Investigation Agency, operating virtually 74 km from town to flee from the village.Â
District Council member Shahjahan has been absconding since then. His associates declare that the realm is essentially beneath his management. After the incident of ED, numerous ladies took to the streets, alleging that Shahjahan and his males forcibly occupied their land for shrimp cultivation and had been sexually harassing them for a few years. Facing the media, many ladies narrated their ordeal by hiding their faces.
